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Georgia's breakaway republic of Abkhazia shot down over its territory on Sunday two Georgian surveillance drones, an Abkhaz presidential envoy told RIA Novosti. 
Georgia's breakaway republic of Abkhazia shot down over its territory on Sunday two Georgian surveillance drones, an Abkhaz presidential envoy told RIA Novosti. 
Russia's Constitutional Court will complete its relocation from Moscow to St. Petersburg on May 12, the court's spokesperson said on Sunday. 
Georgia has deployed almost 7,500 troops on its border with Abkhazia, the defense minister of the breakaway republic said on Sunday. 
The average price of Russia's benchmark Urals crude blend was $96.5 per barrel in the first four months of 2008, up $40.08 year-on-year, a senior Finance Ministry official said on Sunday. 
"The Georgian leadership advises the anonymous representatives of the Russian security agencies...to take a few drops of valerian [a traditional herbal sedative]. However, Georgian doctors believe that valerian will not be potent enough...and they would be better off taking Valium," Georgia's acting foreign minister, Grigol Vashadze, was quoted as saying by a ministry spokesman.
A Russian Emergency Situations Ministry plane is to fly back to Moscow the Russians injured in Thursday's coach crash in Egypt, the ministry said. 
Russia will raise oil export duty to a record $398.1 per metric ton from June 1, 2008, a senior Finance Ministry official said on Sunday. 



